Steve Garvey stats

Last played for the San Diego Padres, 1987

First Baseman

Age 77 · 5' 10"

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Steve Garvey played 19 MLB seasons, 1969 to 1987.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
2,332
AB
8,835
R
1,143
H
2,599
HR
272
RBI
1,308
SB
83
AVG
.294

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1969LAD3301000.333
1970LAD3493825161.269
1971LAD8122527517261.227
1972LAD9629436799304.269
1973LAD114349371068500.304
1974LAD15664295200211115.312
1975LAD16065985210189511.319
1976LAD16263185200138019.317
1977LAD16264691192331159.297
1978LAD162639892022111310.316
1979LAD16264892204281103.315
1980LAD16365878200261066.304
1981LAD1104316312210643.283
1982LAD1626256617616865.282
1983SD1003887611414594.294
1984SD161617721758861.284
1985SD1626548018417810.281
1986SD1555575814221811.255
1987SD2776516190.211

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
55
AB
222
R
32
H
75
HR
11
RBI
31
SB
2
AVG
.338

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
9,466
TB
3,941
XBH
755
HBP
29
IBB
113
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1969LAD3100000
1970LAD1003360000
1971LAD24986200200
1972LAD317124251300
1973LAD366153283400
1974LAD685301563400
1975LAD704314623600
1976LAD6962845411100
1977LAD6963226111000
1978LAD689319661900
1979LAD6973226121600
1980LAD704307543600
1981LAD461177341600
1982LAD6602615211000
1983SD4251783631100
1984SD653230371300
1985SD699281573700
1986SD584227431500
1987SD782131000

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
34.4
RC
1,326.8
RC/27
5.60
ISOP
.152
SECA
.208
BB/K
0.48
AB/HR
32.5
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1969LAD0.00.34.4.0000000
1970LAD-0.310.64.1.0860.20.4930
1971LAD1.3263.9.1560.20.632.10
1972LAD1.540.45.1530.20.532.70
1973LAD1.150.25.5.1350.20.343.60
1974LAD4.3104.26.2.1570.20.530.60
1975LAD4.9112.66.6.1580.20.536.60
1976LAD4.6107.56.4.1330.20.748.50
1977LAD3.6108.66.2.2010.30.419.60
1978LAD4.5113.86.8.1830.30.630.40
1979LAD2.6112.16.6.1820.20.623.10
1980LAD2.7103.35.9.1630.20.525.30
1981LAD1.857.74.9.1280.20.543.10
1982LAD1.580.84.7.1360.20.239.10
1983SD1.363.86.2.1650.20.727.70
1984SD0.173.14.3.0890.10.477.10
1985SD1.292.45.2.1480.20.538.50
1986SD-1.565.84.2.1530.20.326.50
1987SD-0.84.42.0660.10.1760

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
77 yearsDec 22, 1948
Height
5' 10"
Debut
1969
Birthplace
Tampa, United States
College
Michigan State
NL MVP
1974
NL Gold Glove
4x

What were Steve Garvey's career stats?

Steve Garvey played 19 seasons for the Dodgers and the Padres. He was a career .294 hitter with 2,599 hits, 272 home runs and 1,308 RBI. His best season was 1969: a .333 batting average, 0 home runs and 0 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

19 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1969 to 1987

Steve Garvey finished top 10 in a stat 15 times.

Championships

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 214th in home runs (272)
  • 82nd in hits (2,599)
  • 98th in rbi (1,308)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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